Shadows of December

About the Book

Behind life’s thin veil of the knowable, into a fissure undefined by time and its constructs, lies a place where souls move about freely without detection. A place where ghostly encounters meet angelic challenges and a desire to alter the foreseeable future is of paramount concern. Stark changes that threaten all of mankind and what it means to be human are set into motion by a time when profit and greed outweighed concern for the future. But none of this is known to Jay, a 14-year boy living in a rural town in 1947. Self-absorbed and mischievous, his life is upended when an angel and her constant companion interrupt his life. Soon he will be shown the future and the horrors it brings. Provided a glimpse into a domain outside perception and beyond observation, Jay is transported from an uncomplicated life he has taken for granted so that he can see things as they really are. On his journey through layers of realities he will learn the errors of his ways and witness how his actions can influence humanities’ future.

About the Author

In San Carlos, California, in 1959, M. A. Senft wrote her first story. Entered in a sixth-grade writing contest, she won first place. Years later she retold the story to her grandchildren. Her oldest grandson requested a written, expanded version of that original tale. M. A. is concerned about Mother Earth and humankind’s footprint on the planet. It has inspired her to write a descriptive fantasy of what she feels could be a possible outcome of abusing our home. Raised in Beech Grove, Indiana, she grew up in a time where television stations were few and playing outdoors was an everyday occurrence, no matter the season. She is a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.